Was quick to get an account into the red (5)

I believe the answer is:

raced

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'was quick to get' is the definition.
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'account into the red' is the wordplay.
'account' becomes 'ac' (abbreviation for account).
'into' indicates putting letters inside.
'ac' put inside 'red' is 'RACED'.

'an' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for raced that I've seen before include "Went fast" , "Went quickly round" , "Ran competitively" , "Competed" , "Ran fast" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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